William Holmes (cricketer)

William Holmes
Personal information
Full name William Holmes
Born 29 October 1885
Eastwood, Nottinghamshire,
England
Died 6 December 1951(1951-12-06) (aged 66)
Doncaster, Yorkshire,
England
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1919 Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 33
Batting average 16.50
100s/50s /
Top score 19
Balls bowled 288
Wickets 4
Bowling average 26.25
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/50
Catches/stumpings 1/
Source: Cricinfo, 23 February 2013

William Holmes (29 October 1885 6 December 1951) was an English cricketer. Holmes was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Eastwood, Nottinghamshire.

Holmes made two first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in the 1919 County Championship against Yorkshire and Lancashire.[1] He scored a total of 33 runs in his two matches, at an average of 16.50 and a high score of 19.[2] With the ball he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 26.25, with best figures of 2/50.[3]

He died at Doncaster, Yorkshire on 6 December 1951.

References

  1. "First-Class Matches played by William Holmes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Holmes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by William Holmes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 February 2013.


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